Well, it’s official… I’m going to be photographing a home birth later this month. This all came along very unexpectedly, and I couldn’t be more excited.
Having no children of my own and never having attended a birth in any capacity, this is going to be all about firsts for me. I’m slated to be there from the time the contractions start, all the way through the birth and the baby’s first few hours, so this should be a real test of my stamina as a photographer.
It’s kind of silly to post about this now, since I don’t really have a lot of details yet, but rest assured more information will be forthcoming. Right now I’m just excited and a little bit stunned.
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